Richard Beeby
| Full name | Richard J Beeby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
11 January 1962 Northampton, Northants, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1999– | Football League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2005–2007 | UEFA | Fourth official | |
Richard J. Beeby (born 11 January 1962 in Northampton, Northants) is an English association football referee who operates in the Football League, and has also previously handled Premier League games.
Beeby began his refereeing career in the local Northampton leagues, eventually attaining Football League status in 1999.
His first ever match as a Football League referee was the 2–1 home win by Southend over Plymouth in the old Third Division on 7 August 1999, and resulted in him having to dismiss a player, Mick Heathcote of Plymouth.
During the Second Division match played between Colchester and Bournemouth at Layer Road on 2 September 2000, Beeby was surrounded by away side players following a decision in their 3–1 defeat. This resulted in a £2,500 fine for the Dorset club, due to "a failure to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion".
In 2004, he took charge of the old First Division Play-off Semi-final, first leg, between Crystal Palace and Sunderland at Selhurst Park on 14 May 2004, and was then appointed to control the old Second Division Play-off Final between Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol City at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on 30 May 2004, when a late Leon Knight penalty secured promotion for the South coast team.
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